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1. Conspicuous (a.)明顯的,易看見的/引人注目的,著名的[(+for)]/炫耀的
Definition: very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
Eg: He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.

2. Conventional (a.) 習慣的,慣例的/普通的;常見的/因襲的,陳腐的
Definition: traditional and ordinary
Eg: The conventional practice flourishes in the United States.

3. Assiduously (ad.) 勤勉地;不懈地/周到地
Definition: showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
Eg: The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.

4. Pyrotechnic (a.) 煙火的;像煙火的/燦爛的
Definition: a show of great skill, especially by a musician or someone giving a speech
Eg: His verbal pyrotechnics could hold an audience spellbound.

5. Engrossed (a.) 全神貫注的,專心致志的
Definition: giving all your attention to something
Eg: They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in

6. Watchfulness (n.) 警覺(性)
Definition: paying careful attention and ready to deal with problems
Eg: A due watchfulness on the movements of the enemy was maintained.

7. Manipulative (a.) 操作的;用手控制的/巧妙處理的
Definition: describes someone who tries to control people to their advantage
Eg: Even as a child she was manipulative and knew how to get her own way.

8. Suspense (n.) 掛慮;擔心;懸念/懸而不決,未定/ (權利等的)暫時停止;中止
Definition: the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be
Eg: The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.

9. Ingenious (a.) 心靈手巧的;善於創造文明的;足智多謀的/製作精巧的;巧妙的
Definition: (of a person) very clever and skillful, or (of a thing) cleverly made or planned and involving new ideas and methods
Eg: His solution to the puzzle is ingenious.

10. Unequivocal (a.) 毫不含糊的;明確的
Definition: total, or expressed in a clear and certain way
Eg: We were unequivocal in response to the third question.

11. Personage (n.) 大人物/ (小說等中的)人物,角色
Definition: an important or famous person
Eg: There is no evidence for such a historical personage.

12. Indispensable (a.) 必不可少的,必需的[(+to/for)]/ 不能撇開的;責無旁貸的
Definition: Something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you could not manage without them
Eg: His long experience at the United Nations makes him indispensable to the talks.

13. Tacit (a.) 緘默的,不說話的/不明言的,默示的
Definition: understood without being expressed directly
Eg: Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals.

14. Venturesome (a.) 冒險的;投機的;危險的/喜歡冒險的;莽撞的
Definition: describes a person who is willing to take risks, or an action or behaviour that involves risks
Eg: For men love is a race track venturesome and deathful.

15. Subjectivity (n.) 主觀;主觀性
Definition: influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts
Eg: I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.

16. Stifle(v.) 使窒息,悶住;悶死/扼殺;抑止,阻止/藏匿,掩蓋
Definition: to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air
Eg: State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.

17. Evasiveness (n.) 模稜兩可,含糊其詞;逃避
Definition: answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer
Eg: The author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness.

18. Brash (a.) 性急的;無禮的/易碎的/輕率的;倉促的
Definition: (of people) showing too much confidence and too little respect
Eg: Beneath his brash exterior, he's still a little boy inside.

19. Agenda (n.) 待議諸事項;議程/日常工作事項
Definition: a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
Eg: There were several important items on the agenda.

20. Discern (v.) 分辨,識別;察覺到[+that][+wh-]/認識,領悟
Definition: to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
Eg: He was just able to discern the road in the dark.

21. Apprehend (v.) 逮捕/對...擔慮[+that]/ 理解,領會[+that]
Definition: to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law
Eg: Do you apprehend any difficulty?

22. Tactility (n.) 觸知性,觸感
Definition: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
Eg: We have paid substantial attention on the tactility of all the buttons on our case covers.

23. Manifestation (n.) 顯示,表明;證實[U]/ 表現;表現形式[C]
Definition: a sign of something existing or happening
Eg: She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government's incompetence.

24. Render (v.) 使得,使成為/給予,提供(+to)/ 提出;呈報;匯報
Definition: to cause someone or something to be in a particular state
Eg: New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.

25. Homosexual (a.) 同性戀的/ (n.) 同性戀者
Definition: a person, especially a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex and not to people of the opposite sex
Eg: He came out as a homosexual after his mother died.